Machine for making match-cards



(No Model.)

S. W. BATES. 1

MACHINE FOR MAKING MATCH CARDS.

No. 605, 93. Patented June 14,1898.

UNITED STATES I PATENT Fries.

SOLOMON W. BATES, OFP-ORTLAND, MAI-NE.

MACHINE FOR MAKING MATCH-CARDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 605,593, datedJune 14,1898.

Application filed January 24, 1898. Serial a. 667,710. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

, Be it known that I, SOLOMON W. BATES, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of Portland, county of Cumberland, State ofMaine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines forMaking Match-Cards, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to a machine for cutting cards of pointed matchesfrom veneer strips; and it is particularly designed as an improvement onthe machine shown in Lettcrs Patent No. 560,939, dated May 26, 1896, toO. F. Scamman.

In the Scamman machine above spoken of there was a stationarysplitting-knife below the bed of the machine and a cutting-block above,which reciprocated against the upturned edge of the splitting-knife, theveneer strip being fed forward between the splitting knife and thecutting-block by means of suitable feed-rolls. The points of the splintswere formed by means of -a'V-shaped end to the splitting-knife, whichcut out a triangular notch between the adjacent matches at the same timethey were split. The splitting knives extended only part of the wayacross the veneer strip, so that the matches were held together by asolid or uncut section in the middle of the veneer. The defect of theScamman machine, so far as I can judge from my own experience, wasthata'stheV-shaped notching or pointing knife passed through the veneer inline with the splitting-knife it had a tendency to spread the ends ofthe adjacent matches, forming a point which was thicker on one side thanthe other. In order to remedy this defect, I place the V-shapednotching-knife one or more spaces ahead of the splitting-knife, so thatit cuts through the solid edge of the veneer strip instead of cuttingthe end of the match whilethelatter is being split off by thesplitting-knife. The tendency of the notch to spread is thus overcomeand a square point is formed.

Another advantage ofmy construction is that the point of. the V, beingno longer connected with the straight splitting-knife, is more easilykept'sharp than when the knife was made on the old plan.

I have found that the clogging of the V- shaped knife by the triangularpieces which shown in Fig. 3.

make use of an ejector for throwing out the pieces at each reciprocationof the machine, so that the notching-knife always has a free out.

. I illustrate my invention by means of the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 represents a section of the essen- 6o tial parts oftheScamman machine so far as they are necessary to explain my present.invention. Fig. 2'is a perspective View of the knives, showing thecutting-block in its rela tive position; and Fig. 3 is a diagram showingthe manner in which the veneer strip is cut.

13 is the bed of the machine; 0 O, the feedrolls; F, thesplitting-knife; E, the cuttingblock, and d is the lifting-plate of themachine. These'parts are old and well known and need no detaileddescription.

The notching-knives H are made V-shaped and are secured, as hereinshown, to the ends .of the splitting-knife one space ahead of thelatter, so that they will cut out the notches from the solid edge of theveneer before the latter comes to the splitting-knife, as clearly Thetwo ends of the splitting-knife are divided by a notch or space f, whichleaves an uncut portion in the center.

G represents the veener strip, and h is the triangular piece which iscut out by the knife H.

I For the purpose of throwing out the triangular piece h at each cut oftheknife I secure an ejector i to the end of the reciprocat ingcutting-block E, the lower end being bent at right angles and extendinginto the space formed by the sides of the V-shaped knife H.

It is evident that the notching-knife H 0 maybe placed more than onespace ahead of the splitting-knife, and it may be secured in the machinewithout being fastened to the knife F. The V-shaped notching-knifecutting, as it does, into the solid edge of the 5 Veneer strip at eachcut of the machine and being kept clear from the triangular pieces,

which tend to jam in and fill it up, cuts a clean notch having the samewidth on one side as on the other, and the result is that the matchesall have perfect ends.

. I claim- 1 I 1. In a machine for cutting cards of pointed matches fromveneer strips, the combination of a cutting-block and a splitting'knifeadapted to reciprocate, one with relation to the other, means forfeeding the \011001' strip between them and a-V-shaped notehing-knil'eset one or more spaces ahead of said split: ting-knife and having theopen end of the v turned outward, whereby the notches are cut with asingle stroke of said knife.

2. In a machine for cutting cards of pointed matches from veneer strips,the combination of a cutting-block and a splitting-knife adapted toreciprocate, one with relation to the other, means for feeding theveneer strip

